On Writing : Authoring & Playwriting Lounge by John Guinn

John Guinn

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When I was in Acting School, we read a lot of plays, I found them to be interesting and fascinating.

Steven Gamella

Cool. I've studied playwriting in my spare time, and I found the process to be not too different than writing a screenplay. The formatting is a bit different, but the general principles of storytelling are constant across different mediums, I've discovered. I'm interested in writing a stage play at some point. I just don't know where to start.

John Guinn

Hello Steven, I see you sitting down, thinking about all the different types of stage plays you are

interested in writing, and then narrowing it down to 2 and then to one, and you are on your way. Good luck.

Leonardo Ramirez

You're right, John Guinn - they are. I read quite a bit of Shakespeare in my twenties.

Maurice Vaughan

I've been meaning to read plays, John Guinn. I want to see how they're different than screenplays. I might even write a play one day.

John Guinn

Hello Maurice, here are 3 good plays that will give you insight. The Train Driver, by Athol Fugard, The Great White Hope, by Howard Sackler, And Last Nuts, by Tom Topor. That will get you started, good luck on your journey, by the way, Maurice what is your email address?

Maurice Vaughan

Thank you, John Guinn. My email is storytelling200@gmail.com.

John Guinn

Many thanks Maurice, i will stay in contact.

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, John Guinn. Ok, great.

Debbie Croysdale

@John I read tons of plays at drama schools way back. Everything from Shakespeare & Ibsen to Willy Russel & later on Amy Herzog. Not much recently though.

John Guinn

That is great Debbie, are you during any writhing at this time.

Sam Sokolow

Plays are the root. Movies are the tree. There cannot be one without the other. I would rather see a great production of The Glass Menagerie or ART or Glengarry Glenross than almost any movie.

Debbie Croysdale

Hi @John I write around the clock both for myself & other people. (My own Transmedia is Vintage Noir & Horror) Got some shorts out of development hell too coming up in 2024. Merry Christmas!

John Guinn

Hello Sam, I agree with you 100% they are the backbone of film making.

John Guinn

Hello Debbie, I have to get back to writing, I have a few things going on now, but as soon as I can see my way clear I will start. getting out of development hell is not easy, I know what you are speaking of.

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